Upcoming events

Art at the Feeeport Community Library, November’s featured artist is Judy Plouffe and her photography, on display all month.

Winter preseason informational night, sponsored by Freeport High School athletic department and coaching staff, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at the school. For parents and participants.

Active Living Task Force public forum, Thursday, Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center. For more information, see www.freeportmaine.com.

Program about borrowing e-books, Thursday, Nov. 14, 1-2 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

American Red Cross blood drive, Thursday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nordica Theatre, Depot Street, Freeport. All presenting donors will receive a free movie ticket. Make an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-REDCROSS.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture, Thursday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library second floor reading room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Speaker is Bud Warren, “Antietam & Beyond: T.W. Hyde’s Ambition, Honor and Success.” Lectures are free and open to the public.

Business to Business Connection, Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s new business networking group, Thursdays, 7:30-9 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. For more information, call 847-5240.

Freeport winter parking ban, starts Friday, Nov. 15 and runs to April 15. Parking is prohibited on all town streets from 11 p.m.-7 a.m. The provision is in effect all year on both sides of Harraseeket Road between Main Street and Dixon Road and on both sides of South Freeport Road between Main and Park streets.

Nature photographer and outdoor enthusiast John Orcutt, speaks Friday, Nov. 15, Freeport Woman’s Club, meeting room of the Freeport Community Library. His program is entitled, “Creative Act of Making a Photograph.” All are welcome.

Food drive, to benefit the Freeport Food Pantry, Nov. 15-24, The Freeport Cafe?, Route 1. Anyone can drop off non-perishable items at any time from 6 a.m. -9 p.m. daily. The weekend of Nov. 23 and 24, those who bring in 10 boxed or canned items will get a $5 give certificate to the cafe?.

Half Moon Jug Band: Music & Mayhem, Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Tickets, $12-$17. To purchase or for more information, see http://freeport-theater-of-awesome.myshopify.com.

Designing Women ninth annual show, Saturday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf School & Community Center, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. Original pieces on display include glass, porcelain, polymer, silver and gold jewelry, hand-woven and stitched apparel, accessories from office wear to kids playclothes, textile and leather handbags, handmade stoneware pottery, pastels, batik paintings and watercolors, hand-loomed rugs, applique quilts and wall pieces, artisanal body care, and more. All proceeds from the suggested $2 door donation and food sales will be directly donated to Partners for Rural Health in the Dominican Republic’s community-based health-care services. For more information, call Michelle Henning at 207-833-5556 or see www.designingwomen.org.

Durham PTA craft fair, Saturday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Durham Community School. For more information, contact Laurel Gervais, [email protected] or call 522-1919.

In the Pines, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Tour the pine forest and see why Maine is the Pine Tree State. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

An Afternoon of Chamber Music, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m., South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road. Wind ensemble, flute duo, soprano vocalist, classical guitar, piano and organ. Free. Donations benefit the South Freeport Congregational Church’s Music Angels Fund. For more information, call 865-4012.

Casco Bay Walk, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy views of islands and rocky shores on this one-mile walk along the beautiful Casco Bay trail. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Come read to a service dog, first and third Mondays of the month, 5-6 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Sign up by calling 865-3307. Library closed Oct. 21, no appointments.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

“Finding Kind,” documentary about the lives and experiences of girls and girl-on-girl bullying, screening Monday, Nov. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Freeport High School.

Friends of the Freeport Community Library, meets Monday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m., at the library. All are welcome to join the group that supports and promotes the library. For more information, visit www.FCLfriends.org.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Story times, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Tuesdays, Babies & Toddlers, 10-10:30 a.m.; Pre-schoolers, 10:30-11 a.m. For more information, call 865-3307 or see www.freeportlibrary.com.

Cribbage, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, Durham. For more information call the Town Office, 353-2561.

Durham Republican Committee, meets Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m., Shiloh Chapel, 38 Beulah Lane, Durham. All registered Republicans welcome.

American Red Cross blood drive, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1-6 p.m., Pine Tree Academy, Pownal Road, Freeport. Make an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-REDCROSS.

Pownal Planning Board, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Free blood pressure clinic, Thursday, Nov. 21, 10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Services. Hosted by CHANS Home Health Care.

Pownal Scenic and Historical Society annual meeting, Thursday Nov. 21, 7 p.m., Dewitt Room, Mallett Hall. Review of supported projects of 2013 and consideration and vote on 2014 budget.

“Monsters University,” after-school movie for grades 6-8, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2:20 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Popcorn included. Students need permission slip, available at the Children’s Desk, to watch PG-13 movies.

Donate coats for seniors, Friday, Nov. 22-Sunday, Nov. 24, L.L. Bean, Freeort. Volunteers will collect gently worn, clean adult winter coats to keep Maine’s seniors warm this winter. For more information, see www.Maine4A.org.

Family Hypnosis Post-Tree-Lighting Show, with Roderick Russell, Friday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m.; also, Saturday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Tickets $$12-17, children under 3 free. To purchase or for more information, see http://freeport-theater-of-awesome.myshopify.com.

Stories in Stone, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the story of Maine’s beautiful rockbound coast on this walk for both adults and children. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Fine arts and crafts sale, with silent auction, sponsored by Art Guild of Freeport, Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-to 5 p.m., Freeport Community Services Center, 53 Depot St. Silent auction, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) will include pieces of art and fine craft donated by art guild members.

Holiday craft fair and fish chowdah and chili lunch, sponsored by Freeport Lioness-Lions, Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Harraseeket Lunch 11a.m.- 2 p.m. For more information, call Cindi at 865-3555 or Martha at 865-6188.

Nature Legends, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy this short walk on the White Pines Trail with stops for stories based on Wabanaki legends. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Freeport Farmers Market Harvest Market, Sunday Nov. 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., L.L. Bean campus. Turkeys available. If necessary, market will move to porch of The Home Store, L.L. Bean campus. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/FreeportMaineFarmersMarket.

Special Thanksgiving Service, Sunday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal, featuring The Messengers of Hope Gospel Quartet. Coffee hour follows. All are welcome. For more information, contact the Rev. Raymond St. Pierre, 837-0682.

American Red Cross blood drive, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Freeport High School, Holbrook Street.Make an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-REDCROSS.

Durham Fire & Rescue daily raffle, to raise money for the department, drawing daily through Nov. 30, in conjunction with Cabela’s. Winners have choice of gun or gift certificate. Tickets $20, can be purchased from Durham Fire & Rescue at the station, 353-2473, from any member of the Durham Fire and Rescue and at the Durham Get & Go, 353-9400.

Book talk by Maine mystery writer Kieran Shields, Monday, Dec. 2, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Shields is the author of a crime series set in Portland during the late 1800s, “The Truth of All Things” and the sequel, “A Study in Revenge.” For more information, see www.freeportlibrary.com or call 865-3307.

“Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters,” workshop presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, Tuesday, Dec. 3, noon-1 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Online silent auction, sponsored by Freeport High School senior class, through Dec. 6, to raise funds for Project Graduation in June 2014. To place bids, go to www.fhsprojectgraduation2014.com. For more information, call Leigh Fisher, 838-2070.

Special referendum, on whether Freeport should begin RSU withdrawal process, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Freeport Town Hall Council Chambers. Deadline to request an absentee ballot is Thursday, Dec. 12, 6 p.m. For more information on absentee voting, contact the Town Clerk, 865-4743, ext.123.

Group show, Thos. Moser Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport, through Dec. 31. Show features paintings by Anne Ireland and Susan Williams; abstract works by Elise Ansel, William Crosby and Michele Dangelo; classic figurative paintings by Judy Taylor; realism and impressionism paintings by Liz Armstrong, Paul Bonneau, Louise Bourne, Deb Randall, Ingunn Milla Joergensen, Ann Sklar and Carmella Yager; black and white photography by Gifford Ewing; abstract realism works by John Carnes; and emerging American realist painter Joel Tarbox. Showroom open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 865-4519 or visit www.thos.moser.com.

We love to eat

Freeport Elders Pancake Breakfast, first and third Saturday of the month, 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Deluxe: Pancakes, eggs, sausages, biscuits, OJ, tea and coffee, $4.50. Regular: Pancakes, sausages, OJ, tea or coffee, $3.50. Seniors deduct 50 cents.

Baked bean supper, Saturday, Nov. 30, 4:30-6 p.m., Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland. Three kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, homemade pies, rolls, beverage. Dinner music provided by Eileen Twiddy on the grand piano. $8 adults, $4 children under 12. Takeout available. Call 829-3766.

“Monsters University” will be screened Thursday, Nov. 21, at 2:20 p.m., as the after-school movie for grades 6-8 at the Freeport Community Library.A book talk by Maine mystery writer Kieran Shields is Monday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.